On Feb 18, 11:45*am, Mark A.Meggs > wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:43:49 -0600, Janet Wilder
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> >Mark A.Meggs wrote:
> >> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:22:52 -0600, Janet Wilder
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> >>> Mark A.Meggs wrote:
> >>>> I'm getting backing into baking bread. * I'm currently using my
> >>>> KitchenAid mixer with a 4.5 quart bowl to mix/knead the dough.
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> >>>> I'd like to make enough dough for 2 largish loaves (9x5 pans, 1.5 to 2
> >>>> pounds each). *WhenI try this with the KitchenAid, the dough starts
> >>>> climbing above the top of the bowl.
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> >>>> I'm thinking I need something with about a 6 quart capacity, and just
> >>>> as sturdy as the KitchenAid.
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> >>>> Does any one have suggestions - preferably based on experience?
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> >>>> Thanks in advance!
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> >>>> - Mark
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> >>> I use my hands. There is no machine that can tell me when the dough
> >>> feels right.
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> >>> Using hands also has the benefit of a small workout, relief of stress
> >>> and anxiety and very low electricity consumption <g>
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> >> I know this is going to make me sound like an ass, but why did you
> >> waste your time and mine with this non-answer to the question I
> >> actually asked?
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> >> - Mark
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> >Because my hands work better than an electric machine, especially when
> >mixing such a big recipe. I make a double challah recipe often and I use
> >about 7 cups of flower. I mix by hand in a huge plastic bowl and find it
> >is a lot easier and, in the long run, faster than battling with a machine..
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> >You did not specify you wanted a recommendation for a machine.
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> Yes I did - "I'm thinking I need something with about a 6 quart
> capacity, and just as sturdy as my KitchenAid." *That is clearly
> refering to a machine. *My subject line is also a clear reference to a
> machine.

Mark, you like the kitchenaids and want a 6 quart capacity.
So go with the KA 6 quart machine.

Susan